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I like it. It's on my favorites, although it's not one I usually think of as a favorite - I do like it that much. It seemed new when I was a kid - the first Jessica I knew (and the only, for a long time) was born in 1969. I never noticed "sick" in Jessica - since the i is not stressed, in California the name comes out more like Jess-uh-kuh and there is no "sick" sound there at all. I think it's nice and elegant, and not too dated for having been popular - like Rebecca and Melissa and Rachel (or Rachael). I've met far more Melissas and Rachels than Jessicas in my lifetime. I've never known a Jesse, at least not one I remember - so that name only makes me think of Jesse Jackson and Jesse James. But I could see how having a brother Jesse could spoil Jessica and make you notice the "sick" in it.

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- mirfak

This message was edited 11/7/2018, 1:48 PM